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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temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter