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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|---|---|
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
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| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
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| shove | to push along |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |