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
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
servileof or befitting a menial position
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
laudpraise
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards