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 |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
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| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| peerless | matchless |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
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