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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |