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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WordMeaning
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
rectifyto set right : remedy
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament