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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recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
extrudeto force, press, or push out
emetican agent that induces vomiting
provenanceorigin
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
desperatehaving lost hope
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races