GRE Word List
MAKESHIFT
a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
The meaning of the word makeshift is a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| chivalrous | valiant |