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
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
integralessential to completeness : constituent
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments