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 |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |