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 |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |