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 |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| junket | trip |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| scion | descendant |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |