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 |
|---|---|
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |