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 |
|---|---|
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |