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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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |