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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WordMeaning
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill