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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| drab | slattern |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| clip | encompass |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |