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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embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
filingan act or instance of using a file
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
scourgewhip
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit