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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| dissension | disagreement |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| arid | excessively dry |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |