GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |