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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |