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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
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