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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WordMeaning
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
emetican agent that induces vomiting
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
smughighly self-satisfied
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
rabidextremely violent : furious