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
ripto tear or split apart or open
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation