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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| brook | creek |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |