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 |
|---|---|
| spate | freshet |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| wanton | merciless |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| stilted | pompous |