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 |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| intermediary | mediator |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |