GRE Word List
SYNOPTIC
affording a general view of a whole
The meaning of the word synoptic is affording a general view of a whole.
Random words
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finery | ornament |
prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
gruel | a thin porridge |