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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WordMeaning
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
enhanceheighten
quotidianoccurring every day
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance