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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| heed | to pay attention |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |