GRE Word List
COMPENDIUM
a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
The meaning of the word compendium is a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |