GRE Word List
MILIEU
social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.
The meaning of the word milieu is social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorial | something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative |
| nonplus | put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more |
| putrefy | make or become putrid; N. putrefaction |
| deranged | insane |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| untoward | unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| knack | special talent; art |
| humble | of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others |