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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |