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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
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| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
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| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
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| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
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