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 |
|---|---|
| render | to melt down |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| document | proof |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |