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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| overweening | arrogant |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| mortician | undertaker |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |