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 |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| lewd | obscene |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |