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 |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| attentive | mindful |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |