Discussion
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined part.
He spoke impromptu on the occasion.
Answer: B
Impromptu means without preparation.
An impromptu speech is made on the spur of the moment, without rehearsal; the word comes from the Latin in promptu, 'in readiness'.
An impromptu speech may or may not be eloquent, enthusiastic or forceful; those words describe the manner of speaking, not whether it was prepared, so they are not the meaning of the word.
Related words include extempore and off the cuff, both meaning without preparation.
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