GRE Word List
OVERBLOWN
past the prime of bloom
The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| haggard | not tamed |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |