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 |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |