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 |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |