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 |
|---|---|
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| shove | to push along |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |