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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| fiasco | a complete failure |