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 |
|---|---|
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| postulate | demand |
| pliant | pliable |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |