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 |
|---|---|
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| imbue | endow |