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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prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
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recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
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cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
appeasepacify
elysianof or relating to Elysium
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully