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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| growl | rumble |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |