parvenu

Definitions of parvenu
  1. noun
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
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    arriviste
    someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
    type of:
    personne déplaisante, personne désagréable
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
  2. noun
    an arrogant or presumptuous person
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    pédant, pédante
    an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
    type of:
    personne déplaisante, personne désagréable
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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After being falsely imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes, disguises himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and seeks revenge. Learn these words from the 1888 translation by George Routledge and Sons.

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Translated from the original Spanish by Gregory Rabassa, this classic of magical realism relates the saga of the Buendía family and the isolated town they founded in Colombia.

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