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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |