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 |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| peerless | matchless |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| flounder | flatfish |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |