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 |
|---|---|
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| dominate | rule |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| marked | having an identifying mark |