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 |
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brisk | keenly alert : lively |
dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
emanate | to come out from a source |
impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
doze | to sleep lightly |
resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |