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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |