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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| spoof | deceive |
| entity | being |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |