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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symmetrybalanced proportions
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic