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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |