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 |
|---|---|
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| scintilla | spark |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |