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 |
|---|---|
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| clown | farmer |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |