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 |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |