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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| ensconce | shelter |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |