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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| unsavory | insipid |