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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| demerit | offense |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |