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 |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |