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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| spate | freshet |