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
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
immobilitynot moving : motionless
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
pseudonyma fictitious name
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop