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 |
|---|---|
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |