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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
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| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| onus | burden |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |