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 |
|---|---|
| sleek | slick |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| nullify | to make null (see null |