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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |