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
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
tactfulhaving or showing tact
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
vertexthe top of the head
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
pugilistfighter