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 |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| spare | not being used |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |