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
facsimilean exact copy
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
retinuea group of retainers or attendants