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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| peerless | matchless |