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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WordMeaning
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
momentuma property (see property
stygianof or relating to the river Styx