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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| onus | burden |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |