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 |
|---|---|
| amend | to put right |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| paltry | inferior |