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 |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| finery | ornament |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |