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 |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |