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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trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |