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extemporize

verb

perform without preparation

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Word length
11
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XT
Scrabble score
31

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verb

  1. perform without preparation

    “he extemporized a speech at the wedding”

verb

  1. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

    “after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks”

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he extemporized a speech at the wedding
after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks

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