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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mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
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piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
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carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime