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

WordMeaning
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
quadrupedan animal having four feet
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source