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 |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |