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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
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| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
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