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
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted