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 |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |