GRE Word List
MAKESHIFT
temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter
The meaning of the word makeshift is temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| recapitulate | summarize |
| caliber | ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber |
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| profusion | great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant |
| benevolent | generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| inebriated | habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety |
| abut | border upon; adjoin |
| masticate | chew |
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