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
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
slanderto utter slander against : defame
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
representationalone that represents: such as
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy