GRE Word List
OVERBLOWN
inflated; exaggerated
The meaning of the word overblown is inflated; exaggerated.
Random words
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polygamist | one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry |
glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
linguistic | pertaining to language |
outrage | act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
apiarist | person who keeps bees |
ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting |
celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |
posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
incorporeal | without a material body; insubstantial |
ward | administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert |