GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |