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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WordMeaning
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
braidto make from braids
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
diluteattenuate
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
phenomenaphenomenon
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent