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 |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |