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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WordMeaning
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
suppliantsupplicant
sparenot being used
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
extrudeto force, press, or push out