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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |