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 |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |