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 |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| delve | excavate |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |