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 |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |