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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |