GRE Word List
PARVENU
one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
The meaning of the word parvenu is one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |