GRE Word List

OFFHAND

without premeditation or preparation : extempore

The meaning of the word offhand is without premeditation or preparation : extempore.

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invoketo petition for help or support
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apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
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airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
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ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly