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parvenu

Posted on November 1, 2013October 29, 2013 by admin

par və nu noun a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. example: At the posh…

hamlet

Posted on October 31, 2013October 29, 2013 by admin

haem liht noun a small village or settlement.

vitiate

Posted on October 30, 2013October 29, 2013 by admin

vI shi eIt transitive verb 1. to make (a legal document or the like) ineffective or invalid. Example: This new evidence vitiates your testimony. 2. to harm the quality of; mar; spoil….

natant

Posted on October 29, 2013October 29, 2013 by admin

neI tənt adjective swimming or floating on or in water. example: The gnat and the tadpole resemble each other in their change from natant animals with gills into aerial animals with lungs….

pastiche

Posted on October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 by admin

pae stish [or] pa stish noun 1. a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn…

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