GRE Word List
YEN
a strong desire or propensity
The meaning of the word yen is a strong desire or propensity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| distend | extend |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |