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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| lax | loose |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |