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

WordMeaning
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
encompassinclude
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
propsomething that props or sustains : support