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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WordMeaning
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
juncturea point of time
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous