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
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
impoliticnot politic : unwise
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
misogamya hatred of marriage
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic