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 |
|---|---|
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| stench | stink |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |