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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frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
fiascoa complete failure
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink