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 |
|---|---|
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| impinge | encroach |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |