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 |
|---|---|
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| deify | to make a god of |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |