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
retortto pay or hurl back : return
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
overthrowoverturn
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
fraileasily led into evil
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill