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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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affectedartificial; pretended
satiatefilled to satiety
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cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
oafa stupid person : boob
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
riftfissure
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity