Word to describe listing every word vs "counting" (ie, not "enumerate" or "recapitulate") [closed]

To "enumerate": to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list

While it's very close to what I'm looking for, I seem to recall a word from either a SAT or GRE prep book I used years ago that was more-or-less "enumerate", but without the "counting" aspect.

For example, what word would you use to describe the list of words/terms that make up a concordance, dictionary, or glossary? They're not merely a counted list of words - are they?

I feel like "list" is too generic/imprecise. What word am I looking for?

Solution 1:

You can say that a concordance is a compendium of terms, in the sense of

2 a a list of a number of items

The dictionary defines concordance as "an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book," so index is another possibility.

Solution 2:

A litany is a sizeable list, set, or series, and can be used to describe a list of items or terms which are non-numeric. The term has a somewhat negative connotation, so one might have a litany of things like complaints, grievances, or chores. As far as I know, there isn't a verb form of this word, however.

As mentioned in the comments, catalog is a more neutral term for a list or set of items. The word when used as a noun refers to simply the collection of items, so a thesaurus or dictionary could be described as a catalog of words. When used as a verb, the word has a connotation of creating the set/collection of items, rather than simply reading from it. One could enumerate the amendments to the Constitution simply by reading a list of them aloud, for example, but that wouldn't be typically considered cataloging them, unless you were creating your own list for some reason.