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 |
|---|---|
| drivel | nonsense |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |