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 |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |