GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |