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 |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| unsavory | insipid |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |