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 |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| imprecation | curse |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| colloquy | conversation |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |