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Suat Derviş
parvenu
(en)
(noun) 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
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No one could call him a parvenu. No one could dismiss him as just another entrepreneur.
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1 year, 11 months ago
No one could call him a parvenu. No one could dismiss him as just another entrepreneur.
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1 year, 11 months ago
peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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But if she had, was this the way to give him the news? With a cold and peremptory phone call?
i keep thinking this means like preemptive but it's more like, matter-of-fact, not expecting any debate, etc
strange
1 year, 11 months ago
But if she had, was this the way to give him the news? With a cold and peremptory phone call?
i keep thinking this means like preemptive but it's more like, matter-of-fact, not expecting any debate, etc
strange
1 year, 11 months ago
calumny
(en)
(noun) a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation / (noun) the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
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To stay with him would be to accept his calumnies.
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1 year, 11 months ago
To stay with him would be to accept his calumnies.
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1 year, 11 months ago