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 |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| junket | trip |