GRE Word List

OVERBLOWN

past the prime of bloom

The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.

Random words

WordMeaning
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
onusburden
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset