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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
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
braggadocioempty boasting