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 |
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| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
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| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| nib | bill |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |