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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |