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
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
decipherdecode
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia