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
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
obligatorybinding in law or conscience