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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |