GRE Word List
EXCERPT
a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
The meaning of the word excerpt is a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |