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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |