parvenu

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parvenu rate
(Noun) one who has suddenly risen to an unaccustomed amount of wealth and has not yet recieved the dignity associated with it
Usage: The parvenu's new wealth did not buy him acceptance into the neighborhood.

parvenu rate
(Adjective) to make better or to improve
Usage: the motivated student wanted to parvenu his intellegence


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