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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
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| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
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| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |