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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |