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 |
|---|---|
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |