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 |
|---|---|
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| unsavory | insipid |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |