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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| unsavory | insipid |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |