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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| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
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| diadem | crown |
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