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 |
|---|---|
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |