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 |
|---|---|
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| aver | to declare positively |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| decipher | decode |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |