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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| rightful | just |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
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