GRE Word List
COMPENDIUM
brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
The meaning of the word compendium is brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheathe | place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade |
| misapprehension | error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
| dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
| viscous | (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency |
| affable | easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly |
