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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|---|---|
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| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| scotch | scottish |
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