GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| pugilist | fighter |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |