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
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
inundateoverwhelm
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
botchan inflammatory sore
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted