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 |
|---|---|
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| growl | rumble |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| executor | one who executes something |