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 |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |