GRE Word List

OVERBLOWN

past the prime of bloom

The meaning of the word overblown is past the prime of bloom.

Random words

WordMeaning
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
cuethe letter q
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute