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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| eventual | contingent |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |