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
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
fleckstreak
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype