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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |