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 |
|---|---|
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |