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 |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| puerile | juvenile |
| inundate | overwhelm |