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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probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
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cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
litheeasily bent or flexed
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sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature