GRE Word List

PASSIVE

acted upon by an external agency

The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.

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WordMeaning
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
garnerto gather into storage
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
dingydirty
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments