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 |
|---|---|
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |