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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trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
bacchanalorgy
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
pugilistfighter
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect