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 |
|---|---|
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |