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 |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |