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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WordMeaning
depredationto lay waste : plunder
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
overwhelmupset