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1 upper class
((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) -
2 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.)2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.)3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.)4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.)5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.)6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) a categorisi- class-room -
3 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.)2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.)3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.)- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
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4 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) a selecta2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) selectat2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) select•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
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5 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness
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