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 |
|---|---|
| invalid | not valid: |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| cipher | zero |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |