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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |