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 |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |