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 |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| categorical | absolute |