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
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
stemthe main trunk of a plant
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy