LOWER CLASS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LOWER CLASS?

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Associations of "Lower class" (30 Words)

alumnus	A graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university. A Harvard alumnus.
attendance	The action or state of going regularly to or being present at a place or event. She is being blamed for the museum s low attendances.
bookworm	(especially formerly) the larva of a wood-boring beetle which feeds on the paper and glue in books.
college	The teaching staff and students of a college considered collectively. I m at college studying graphic design.
collegian	A student (or former student) at a college or university.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The King was forced to debase the coinage.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. A decrease in births.
demoralize	Confuse or put into disorder. The boss s behavior demoralized everyone in the office.
demote	Move (someone) to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment. She was demoted because she always speaks up.
depress	Press down. The glut of oil depressed gas prices.
dismay	The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. They were dismayed by the U turn in policy.
downgrade	A downward gradient on a railway or road. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
graduate	A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree. He graduated from Glasgow University in 1990.
homeroom	A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business.
mandible	The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes. The drake is all black except for an orange mark on the upper mandible.
minimize	Represent as less significant or important. The aim is to minimize costs.
pupil	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. Will you take me on as your pupil.
relegate	Assign to a class or kind. They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
retrench	Make (an employee) redundant. If people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
scholastic	An adherent of scholasticism a schoolman. To distinguish between them is little more than a scholastic exercise.
schoolmaster	A male teacher in a school.
shrinkage	An allowance made for reduction in the takings of a business due to wastage or theft. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
sophomore	Used of the second year in United States high school or college. Freshmen performed better than either sophomores or juniors.
substrate	An underlying substance or layer. The gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid loving plants.
under	Under water. See under for further discussion.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. An undergraduate degree.
understate	Represent as less significant or important. The press have understated the extent of the problem.
university	The body of faculty and students at a university. I went to university at the Sorbonne.