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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
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