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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brisk | keenly alert : lively |
foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
auroral | dawn |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |