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 |
|---|---|
| executioner | one who executes |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| broach | brooch |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |