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 |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| 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 |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |