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 |
|---|---|
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| spate | freshet |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |