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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogue | teacher |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |