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
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
scoretwenty
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
retrenchcut down
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency