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
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
buffeta blow especially with the hand
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
divaprima donna
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance