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Passive
- adjective - expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
- lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
Pensive
- adjective - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
- showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
Pius VI
- noun - Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
Plosive
- noun - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
Pulsive
- - Tending to compel; compulsory.
Sensive
- - Having sense or sensibility; sensitive.
Suasive
- - Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory.
Tensive
- - Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.
Tussive
- - Pertaining to a cough; caused by coughing.