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 |
|---|---|
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| retribution | recompense |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |