GRE Word List

PASSIVE

acted upon by an external agency

The meaning of the word passive is acted upon by an external agency.

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protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing