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 |
|---|---|
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |