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
dissipateto break up and drive off
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
shoveto push along
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
raptlifted up and carried away
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
extolto praise highly : glorify