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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coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
effluviuman invisible emanation
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family