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
expenditurethe act or process of expending
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
garnerto gather into storage
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied