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
deploreto feel or express grief for
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
succulentfull of juice : juicy
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought