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 |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| mendicant | beggar |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |