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 |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |