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 |
|---|---|
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| benison | blessing |