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 |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| nib | bill |
| calculated | apt |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |