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
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
caterto provide a supply of food
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
searbeing dried and withered