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 |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |