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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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WordMeaning
enhanceheighten
pilfersteal
woefulfull of woe : grievous
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
mischancebad luck
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots