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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Word | Meaning |
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amend | to put right |
unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
paltry | inferior |