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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WordMeaning
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
integralessential to completeness : constituent
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
machinationsan act of machinating
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
overthrowoverturn
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior