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 |
|---|---|
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |