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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cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
appeasepacify
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface