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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |