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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| asunder | into parts |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |