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
beguilehoodwink
denotationan act or process of denoting
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
vintnera wine merchant
victualsfood usable by people
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
affectedartificial; pretended