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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lode | waterway |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |