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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |