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 |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| reverberate | reflect |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |