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 |
|---|---|
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |