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 |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| appease | pacify |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |