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 |
|---|---|
| bulk | magnitude |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| mischance | bad luck |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |