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 |
|---|---|
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |