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 |
|---|---|
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |