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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |