GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |