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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subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
lank | not well filled out : slender |
adjuration | a solemn oath |
harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |