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 |
|---|---|
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |