GRE Word List

BOURGEOIS

of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class

The meaning of the word bourgeois is of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class.

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inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
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exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
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palliddeficient in color : wan
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mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award