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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stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life