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 |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |