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 |
|---|---|
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| fleck | streak |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |