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 |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |