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 |
|---|---|
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| groom | bridegroom |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |