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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| prattle | prate |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| alleviate | relieve |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |