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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |