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 |
|---|---|
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |