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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |