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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| delve | excavate |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| retrench | cut down |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |