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 |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
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| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |