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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| ravenous | rapacious |
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| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
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