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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| disconsolate | cheerless |