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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affluenceabundance of property : wealth
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
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finitehaving definite or definable limits
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posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation