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 |
|---|---|
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| lax | loose |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |