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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| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
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| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
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