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 |
|---|---|
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| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
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| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |