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

WordMeaning
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
boostto push or shove up from below