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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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recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
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expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
dolta stupid person
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia