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

WordMeaning
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
forebearsancestor
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
fellskin
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage