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
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
cringeto recoil in distaste
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)