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 |
|---|---|
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| mischance | bad luck |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |