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 |
|---|---|
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |