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 |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| groom | bridegroom |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |