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 |
|---|---|
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| savant | a person of learning |