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 |
|---|---|
| sidetrack | siding |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| polity | political organization |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| overthrow | overturn |
| asunder | into parts |