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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WordMeaning
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
shackhut
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
citadela fortress that commands (see command
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation