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 |
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| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| purported | reputed |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |