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 |
|---|---|
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| lode | waterway |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |