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

WordMeaning
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
corollarya proposition (see proposition
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt