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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |