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 |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| comestible | edible |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |