GRE Word List

PASSIVE

acted upon by an external agency

The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.

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WordMeaning
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
violatebreak
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
circleta little circle
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense