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 |
|---|---|
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |