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 |
|---|---|
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |