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 |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |