GRE Word List
OVERBLOWN
past the prime of bloom
The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| pending | during |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| acetic | vinegary |
| forebears | ancestor |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
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| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |