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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |