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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| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| imbue | endow |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |