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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| aria | air |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |