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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WordMeaning
strewto spread by scattering
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
slaughterthe act of killing
cessiona yielding to another : concession
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
ingratean ungrateful person
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity