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 |
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| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
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| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| overthrow | overturn |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |