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 |
|---|---|
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| cohorts | companion |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |