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 |
|---|---|
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |