GRE Word List
LEAVEN
add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
The meaning of the word leaven is add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snuffle | sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose) |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| monolithic | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |
| declivity | downward slope |
| debut | debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society |
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
| infest | inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters |
| rarefied | made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction |
