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 |
|---|---|
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
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| transcendental | transcendent |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |