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 |
|---|---|
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| nourishment | food |
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| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| paltry | inferior |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |