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 |
|---|---|
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| scotch | scottish |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |