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
opulencewealth
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation