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 |
|---|---|
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |