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 |
|---|---|
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |