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

WordMeaning
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
direexciting horror
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building