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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| guy | man |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |