GRE Word List

IMPROMPTU

made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised

The meaning of the word impromptu is made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised.

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WordMeaning
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
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incognitowith one's identity concealed
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
meteto give out by measure : dole out