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 |
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| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| inequity | injustice |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |