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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ensconce | shelter |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |