GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |