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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| overthrow | overturn |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |