GRE Word List
PASSIVE
acted upon by an external agency
The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| provident | frugal |