GRE Word List
OFFHAND
without premeditation or preparation : extempore
The meaning of the word offhand is without premeditation or preparation : extempore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| parlance | speech |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |