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 |
|---|---|
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |