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 |
|---|---|
| nurture | training |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |