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
retortto pay or hurl back : return
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
disconcertto throw into confusion
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent