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.

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WordMeaning
encumberweigh down
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
ponderousof very great weight
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
emollientmaking soft or supple
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible