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 |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |