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 |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |