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 |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |