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
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
trekto make one's way arduously
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures