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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |