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 |
|---|---|
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |