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 |
|---|---|
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |