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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| forlorn | bereft |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |