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 |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |