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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annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
plumagethe feathers of a bird
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned