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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |