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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| nomenclature | name |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |