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 |
|---|---|
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |