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 |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |