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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| providence | divine guidance or care |