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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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parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
chivalrousvaliant
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
meddlesomegiven to meddling
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial