GRE vocabulary
parvenu
a person who has newly risen in wealth or status but lacks the accompanying refinement; a social upstart
In a sentence
The old families dismissed him as a parvenu flaunting his fortune.
Synonyms
upstartarrivistenouveau-richeclimber
Antonyms
aristocratpatrician
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pacify
to calm or soothe someone who is angry or agitated
paean
a song or expression of joyful praise or triumph
painstaking
done with careful and thorough effort
palatable
agreeable to the taste or acceptable to the mind
palatial
resembling a palace in size or grandeur
palingenesis
rebirth, regeneration, or renewal into a new existence
palliate
to ease the severity of something without curing it
pallid
pale or lacking vitality and color
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