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 |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |