GRE Word List
LEAVEN
a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
The meaning of the word leaven is a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
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prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
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parley | to speak with another : confer |
buoyant | having buoyancy |
provident | frugal |
capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
spurious | born to parents not married to each other |