GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |