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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| executioner | one who executes |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |