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 |
|---|---|
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| doddering | feeble |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
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| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |