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 |
|---|---|
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| pugilist | fighter |