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 |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| lampoon | satire |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |