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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| fructify | to bear fruit |