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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |