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 |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |