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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amendto put right
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
paltryinferior