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 |
|---|---|
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| portly | dignified |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |