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 |
|---|---|
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| upright | perpendicular |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |