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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |