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 |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| paradigm | example |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |