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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |