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 |
|---|---|
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |