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
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
componenta constituent part : ingredient
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
brevityshortness of duration
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy