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 |
|---|---|
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |