GRE Word List
OVERBLOWN
past the prime of bloom
The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.
Random words
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verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
zephyr | a breeze from the west |
belie | to give a false impression of |
impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
skimp | skimpy |