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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| overthrow | overturn |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |