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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comportto be fitting : accord
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
firebranda piece of burning wood
componenta constituent part : ingredient
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis