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 |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| spoof | deceive |