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 |
|---|---|
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| historic | historical |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| enduring | lasting |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |