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

WordMeaning
underlyinglying beneath or below
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
veracioustruthful
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
blisscomplete happiness
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites