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
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
forteone's strong point
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
solicitorone that solicits
receptiveable or inclined to receive
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)