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 |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| lampoon | satire |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| spoof | deceive |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |