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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |