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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WordMeaning
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
unsavoryinsipid
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed