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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|---|---|
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
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| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
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| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
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| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |