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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |