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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WordMeaning
galea strong current of air:
copiousyielding something abundantly
commemorateto call to remembrance
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
fabricateinvent
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries