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 |
|---|---|
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| expatriate | banish |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |