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 |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |