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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |