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 |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| polity | political organization |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| effete | no longer fertile |