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 |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| residual | remainder |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |