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
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
vintnera wine merchant
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
lethalof, relating to, or causing death