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 |
|---|---|
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| sentinel | sentry |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |