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 |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |