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 |
|---|---|
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| mischance | bad luck |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |