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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| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| coin | corner |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
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