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 |
|---|---|
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| minuscule | very small |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| dull | tedious |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |