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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |