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

WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
stringenttight
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap