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 |
|---|---|
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| append | attach |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |