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
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
microcosma little world
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange