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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |