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 |
|---|---|
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |