GRE Word List

OVERBLOWN

past the prime of bloom

The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.

Random words

WordMeaning
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
minutiaea minute or minor detail
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
pendingduring
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
obsessivetending to cause obsession
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism