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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| executioner | one who executes |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| nomenclature | name |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |