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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elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
litheeasily bent or flexed
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
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