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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |