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.

Random words

WordMeaning
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
finishedentirely done
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
tricksterone who tricks: such as
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)