GRE Word List

PASSE

past one's prime

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

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hazarda source of danger
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
longevitya long duration of individual life
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
procurementthe act or process of procuring