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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |