Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

extemporaneous

 

without preparation

 

Extemporaneous speaking can be effective, but only if the speaker thinks well under pressure.

 

Related English words: extempore (extemporaneous; extemporaneously), extempoaneousness, extemporaneity, extemporary (extemporaneous), extemporization, extemporize (to speak extemporaneously), extemporizer.

 

Latin root words: ex (prep. w/ abl.) - out of, from; tempus, temporis, n. -time 

 

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