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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |