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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |