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 |
|---|---|
| haggard | not tamed |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| duration | continuance in time |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| application | an act of applying: |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |