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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |