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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| append | attach |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |