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 |
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nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
braggadocio | empty boasting |
rider | one that rides |
lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
fulcrum | prop |
attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |