GRE Word List
YEN
a strong desire or propensity
The meaning of the word yen is a strong desire or propensity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
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| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |