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 |
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| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |