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 |
|---|---|
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |