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 |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| attentive | mindful |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| comestible | edible |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |