GRE Word List
BOURGEOIS
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
The meaning of the word bourgeois is middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fecundity | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
| canny | shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| disgorge | surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge |
| brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
| beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness |
| squash | crush; quash; suppress |
| determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
| denotation | meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation |