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 |
|---|---|
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |