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 |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |