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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scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
guyman
groucha fit of bad temper
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
inebriateone who is drunk
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated