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 |
|---|---|
| scourge | whip |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |