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 |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |