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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unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
discloseto make known or public
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
paramourlover
imprecationcurse
shearto cut off the hair from