GRE Word List
OVERTURE
an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
The meaning of the word overture is an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |