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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |