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 |
|---|---|
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |