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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drip | to let fall in drops |
precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
slake | subside |
collate | to compare critically |
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snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |