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 |
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| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |