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 |
|---|---|
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| demented | mad |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |