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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |