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.

Random words

WordMeaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
effusionan act of effusing
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
dulcetsweet to the taste
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions