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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| ploy | escapade |
| potentate | ruler |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| clip | encompass |