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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| rightful | just |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |