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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| postulate | demand |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |