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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |