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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studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
implicationsomething implied: such as