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abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
activate |
to assign (a military unit) to active status. [1/6 definitions] |
active duty |
the status of full-time service or work, esp. in the military. |
adjunct |
having temporary or part-time status on a staff or faculty. [1/4 definitions] |
anoint |
to confer a particular high status on by applying oil, as in a religious ritual. [1/2 definitions] |
apotheosis |
elevation to the status of a god. [1/2 definitions] |
apotheosize |
to raise to the status of god; deify; glorify. |
arriviste |
one who has recently attained wealth, status, or the like, often in suspect or dishonest ways; parvenu; social climber. |
ascent |
a rise in power or status. [1/4 definitions] |
associate |
linked with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status. [2/6 definitions] |
barony |
a baron's or baroness's rank, title, status, or dignity. [1/2 definitions] |
belligerency |
the position or status of a belligerent nation; condition of being at war. [1/2 definitions] |
billing |
the order or size of performers' names as they appear on a printed program, screen credits, or the like, taken as a sign of relative status or importance. [1/3 definitions] |
born |
of the status or condition specified at birth. [1/4 definitions] |
caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. [1/4 definitions] |
championship |
the condition or status of being a champion. [1/3 definitions] |
class consciousness |
awareness of one's social or economic status and the class to which one belongs. |
climber |
a person who seeks a higher status. [1/4 definitions] |
comeback |
(informal) a return to a former status, popularity, level of performance, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
comedown |
a humiliating decline or descent from a former status. [1/2 definitions] |
come down |
to lose status or position. [1/9 definitions] |
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