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 |
|---|---|
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| microcosm | a little world |