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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abutto border on : to touch along an edge
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
atypicalnot typical : irregular
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
gradationa series forming successive stages
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
hubbubnoise
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic