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 |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| obscure | dark |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |