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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WordMeaning
repastsomething taken as food : meal
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
verbalizeto express something in words
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
fetefestival