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 |
|---|---|
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
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| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| 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 |
| garnish | decorate |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |