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 |
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leery | suspicious |
retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
dawdle | to spend time idly |
enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |