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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |