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 |
|---|---|
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| unkempt | not combed |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |