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 |
|---|---|
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |