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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
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
miscreantunbelieving
dina loud continued noise
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
slackento make less active : slow up
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry