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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
