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 |
|---|---|
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| skimp | skimpy |
| gnarl | snarl |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |