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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WordMeaning
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
solventable to pay all legal debts
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
connoisseurexpert
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement