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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WordMeaning
validhaving legal efficacy or force
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
ancillarysubordinate
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
retributionrecompense
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought