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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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WordMeaning
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
expiateto make amends for
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully