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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |