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 |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| facade | the front of a building |