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 |
|---|---|
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |