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 |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |