GRE Word List
BOURGEOIS
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
The meaning of the word bourgeois is middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
| substantial | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
| finesse | delicate skill; V: handle with finesse |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| skirmish | minor fight; minor battle in war; V. |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| expropriate | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
| conifer | pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen |
| judicious | sound on judgment; wise |
| unfledged | immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling |
