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
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
mediateoccupying a middle position
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass