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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |