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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |