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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |