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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| pending | during |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |