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 |
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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| vixen | a female fox |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |