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 |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| haggard | not tamed |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| heed | to pay attention |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |