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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| archetype | prototype; primitive pattern |
| ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
| forego | give up; do without |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality |
| plumb | exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
| sultry | (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous |
| anthropomorphic | having human form or characteristics |
