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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |