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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WordMeaning
interloperone that interlopes: such as
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
commemorateto call to remembrance
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
witherto become dry and sapless