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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WordMeaning
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
viablecapable of living
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
conspireplot
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian