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 |
|---|---|
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| arid | excessively dry |
| guileless | innocent |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| contest | strive |