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 |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |