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 |
|---|---|
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| fete | festival |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |