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.

Random words

WordMeaning
uproariousmarked by uproar
submergeto put under water
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
elysianof or relating to Elysium
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland