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
siblingsib
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay