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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| vulture | any 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 |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| overwhelm | upset |