passive vocabulary

noun

all the words, collectively, that a person can understandCompare active vocabulary

Words nearby passive vocabulary

passive restraint, passive safety, passive smoking, passive transfer, passive tremor, passive vocabulary, passive voice, passive-aggressive, passive-aggressive personality, passive-dependent personality, passive-matrix

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