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 |
|---|---|
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| dint | force |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| approbation | commendation |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |