GRE Word List
EXTEMPORANEOUS
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
The meaning of the word extemporaneous is composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |