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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Word | Meaning |
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tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
except | with the exclusion or exception of |
eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |