GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |