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 |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| noisome | noxious |