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 |
|---|---|
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| slew | a large number |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |