tS=The candidate's earnest confidence is mixed with a <b>parvenu's</b> brashness. <br><br>Bruce was not a <b>parvenu</b>. Right from the start, he was a professional.&tQ=A <b>parvenu</b> is:&tC=A pompous person|A wise one|A teenager|One who is not afraid|An upstart&cC=5&fB=A <b>parvenu</b> is an upstart, one who has risen above his class or what could be expected to be his station in life. Often <b>parvenu</b> is used to refer to someone who is newly rich and not accepted by others in his new class. When used to refer to a female, you will often find it spelled <b>parvenue</b>. <b>Parvenu</b> is pronounced PAHR-vuh-noo.
