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
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
inanimatenot animate:
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
connoisseurexpert
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation