GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| brook | creek |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |