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.

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
harassexhaust
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
smughighly self-satisfied
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
unfetterto free from fetters