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
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
expiateto make amends for
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
recipientone that receives : receiver
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
incontinentnot continent: such as
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land