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 |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |