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 |
|---|---|
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| forte | one's strong point |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |