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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |