GRE Word List
PARVENU
upstart; newly rich person
The meaning of the word parvenu is upstart; newly rich person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| torrent | rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents. |
| fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| extrude | force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| deify | turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity |
| cremate | incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium |
| prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
| semblance | outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city. |
