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 |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |