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 |
|---|---|
| disport | sport |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |