GRE Word List

IMPROVISE

to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously

The meaning of the word improvise is to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously.

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WordMeaning
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
portlydignified
obsequya funeral or burial rite
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy