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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |