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 |
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| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| nurture | training |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |