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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |