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 |
|---|---|
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |