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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| historic | historical |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |