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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ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
oratorone who delivers an oration
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
rileto make agitated and angry : upset