GRE Word List
EXCERPT
selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
The meaning of the word excerpt is selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| meter | arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm) |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| profligate | wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| bliss | complete happiness; ADJ. blissful |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| vindicate | clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator |
| jettison | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |