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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| drab | slattern |
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| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
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