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 |
|---|---|
| ramification | branch |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| sophist | philosopher |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |