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 |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| exude | to ooze out |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |