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 |
|---|---|
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| disport | sport |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| sublimate | sublime |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| scintilla | spark |