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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |