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 |
|---|---|
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| collate | to compare critically |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |