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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| garnish | decorate |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| noisome | noxious |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |