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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imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
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rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
arcadea long arched building or gallery
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin