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 |
|---|---|
| privy | private |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |