GRE Word List

PASSE

past one's prime

The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.

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WordMeaning
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
scotchscottish