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 |
|---|---|
| rotunda | a round building |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |