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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WordMeaning
fabricateinvent
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
inadvertentlyunintentional
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo