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
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
bewareto be on one's guard
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
schemea plan or program of action
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved