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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |