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 |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| asunder | into parts |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |