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 |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| exhume | disinter |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| guy | man |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |