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 |
|---|---|
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |