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 |
|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
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| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |