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 |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| laud | praise |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| garnish | decorate |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |