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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |