GRE Word List
PASSIVE
acted upon by an external agency
The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| reverberate | reflect |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |