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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| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |