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 |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |