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 |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| stench | stink |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| executioner | one who executes |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| charlatan | quack |