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
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
grategrating
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
conveneto come together in a body