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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| stringent | tight |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |