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 |
|---|---|
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |