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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WordMeaning
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
sparseof few and scattered elements
respitea period of temporary delay
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
gradationa series forming successive stages
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
appriseto give notice to : tell