GRE Word List
PASSE
past one's prime
The meaning of the word passe is past one's prime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| leave-taking | departure |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |