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    arriviste

    arriviste - Dictionary definition and meaning for word arriviste

    Definition
    (noun) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
    Synonyms : nouveau-riche , parvenu , upstart
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for arriviste

arriviste - arrive + vista ,Microsoft Vista suddenly gained very high popularity after "reaching" at high technicians' group but later they didn't accept it in their technical space.

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Recently rich carpenter wears an aari on his vest a insignia of his past job treated by other as parvenue.

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