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 |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| amend | to put right |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |