GRE Word List

OVERBLOWN

past the prime of bloom

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

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WordMeaning
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
primaloriginal
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
depredationto lay waste : plunder
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn