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 |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |