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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| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
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| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| paltry | inferior |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| fleck | streak |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |