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
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
irreverencelack of reverence
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey