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 |
|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |