GRE Word List

MILIEU

the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment

The meaning of the word milieu is the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment.

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WordMeaning
vintnera wine merchant
gushto issue copiously or violently
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
reprisala retaliatory act
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication