SAT Word of the Day: compendious

October 10, 2009 by Adam  
Filed under All Posts, SAT Word of the Day

compendious (adj.)

From Dictionary.com:

of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.

In a sentence:

“The brief study guide provides a compendious summary of the lengthy novel.”

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