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 |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |