GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |