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 |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |