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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| brawny | muscular |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |