Arrivism
the conduct or condition of an arriviste.
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- Arrivisme
noun unscrupulous ambition
- Arriviste
a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem. historical examples in it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste. modern painting, its tendency and meaning willard huntington wright noun a person […]
- Arroba
a spanish and portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in brazil. a unit of liquid measure of varying value, used especially in spain and commonly equal (when used for wine) to 4.26 u.s. gallons (16.1 liters). historical examples […]
- Arrogance of power
presumption on the part of a nation that its power gives it the right to intervene in the affairs of less powerful nations.
- Arrogantly
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly -ssuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official. characterized by or proceeding from , or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or ent-tlement: arrogant claims. contemporary examples the rejectionist absolutism of morris and others is simplistic, a-historical, full of inaccuracies and arrogantly one-sided. a second response to […]