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 |
|---|---|
| debonair | suave |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| whittle | a large knife |
| nomenclature | name |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |