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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| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
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| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
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