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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |