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 |
|---|---|
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| provenance | origin |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| osseous | bony |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |