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 |
|---|---|
| demur | to take exception : object |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| brawny | muscular |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |