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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| imprecation | curse |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |