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
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
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surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
resignrelegate
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
raptlifted up and carried away