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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| addle | rotten |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |