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 |
|---|---|
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| wont | accustomed |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |