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.

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panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
disportsport
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss