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 |
|---|---|
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |