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 |
|---|---|
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |