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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| quarry | game |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |