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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headlong | headfirst |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |