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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polity | political organization |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| steep | lofty |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |