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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jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
peerlessmatchless