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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| lunar | crescent |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |