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
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
pantomimepantomimist
euphonypleasing or sweet sound
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real