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 |
|---|---|
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| cohorts | companion |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| forebears | ancestor |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |