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
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
recuperateto get back : regain
communetalk over
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement