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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WordMeaning
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
savoryhaving savor: such as
outragean act of violence or brutality
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
cadavera dead body
trickleto issue or fall in drops
homilya usually short sermon
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep