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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surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
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inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval