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
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
zealota zealous person
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
interloperone that interlopes: such as
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly