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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debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
expertisethe skill of an expert
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner