GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| implode | to burst inward |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |