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
beguilehoodwink
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal