GRE Word List
PASSIVE
acted upon by an external agency
The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |