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

WordMeaning
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
biennialoccurring every two years
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows